Writing Workshops

Making Silence Sing with Camille Rankine

Saturday, December 13, 11am-2pm

“I think I am probably in love with silence, that other world. And that I write, in some way, to negotiate seriously with it.” – Jorie Graham, “Some Notes on Silence”

How does quiet speak on the page? Can empty spaces in a poem or narrative communicate as much as their words? In this session, we’ll examine methods of negotiating with silence in line break, image, white space, fragments, the erased and the unspoken. Through reading, discussion and writing exercises, we’ll investigate how silence and space can operate as an active enriching presence, opening us up to awe, unlocking a world of tension and electricity. 

Limited to 15 participants. Coffee, tea, and light snacks provided.

Cost: $60/$80/$100 please pay what you are able.